Botnets are a key player in DDoS attacks. Right now, we know that the most prominent spam-sending botnets control over five million active PCs.
Microsoft has acknowledged that a vulnerability in Internet Explorer was one of the vectors used in a targeted attack against Google, but many are questioning why Google wasn't using its own Chrome web browser...
In their blogs, analysts from Symantec Hosted Services warn the public on two latest scams exploiting the very recent and devastating Haitian earthquake and the failed bombing attempt of the Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day 2009.
Social networking sites especially Twitter pose a very big risk in data leakage.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a light software which provides antivirus and antisypware while using minimal systems resources.
The topic of the false positive has always been an issue for the security profession and the topic has been in the news again recently; last week, following the announcement of Michael Jackson’s death, Google News found its website so inundated with page requests that its security systems and analysts mistook the legitimate traffic for a denial of service attack.
Ken Salazar, US Secretary of the Department of the Interior, lamented the mess he inherited from the Bush administration. Specifically, the DOI is unable to locate 2,500 laptops. The figure could be higher. And I thought some Hong Kong government departments were lax...
The threat of a global pandemic from swine flu (okay, okay, Influenza A) has been very real in the minds of the global media, with the World Health Organization playing its part as did ordinary citizens flocking to stock up on everything from food to surgical masks to disinfectants etc. But could the Internet itself be a victim of swine flu?
Arik Hesseldahl, a technology writer for BusinessWeek.com, recently posted a claim that Macs don't get infected with virus. Don't be naive, Mr Hesseldahl. There are lots of malware out there and some of them target your beloved Mac platform.
As we approach the first anniversary of an Economist survey of chief executives, which exuded rather positive responses, it's worth reflecting on what risks organizations face and what – if any – changes have occurred in the risk landscape today. This then begs the question – having got it wrong so badly over the past 12 months, what can we learn going forward?
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Today's top security priorities
Attacks based on vulnerabilities in websites are skyrocketing, and not many solutions are available to protect organizations against them. How do you deal with this and other key security issues today?
Taking a holistic business-centric approach to security
Today’s CIOs face multiple challenges, including the need to innovate in an extremely competitive business climate, address highly dynamic regulatory and compliance challenges, speed ROI to counter shrinking IT budgets, and secure their organizations against a wide barrage of sophisticated threats.
UTM product offers Logansport Savings Bank superior protection
Astaro Security Gateway’s IPS was able to block attacks that other intrusion prevention systems (IPS) missed at Logansport Savings Bank.
Hong Leong Financial opts for Juniper Networks at new Malaysia head office, data center
Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad builds complete and seamless data center and office network infrastructure with Juniper switches, security devices and Junos software.
